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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞
偷渡 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)
偷渡 ＝ 偷 ＋ 渡
ㄊㄡ ㄉㄨˋ · tōudù
verb — to cross a border illegally, to smuggle oneself across

字源 FORM — what the parts do

偷on the sly (偷偷)tōu
渡to cross water (渡河)dù
偷渡，偷偷的偷，渡河的渡。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

天還沒亮，他撐著船，悄悄過了河。
Before dawn, the boat (渡) pushes off — quietly (偷), to the far bank.
記憶法
關 · Related
渡河dùhéthe open crossing — the everyday 渡偷渡客tōudùkèthe person who does it — adds 客